Franklin Senior Center announces events

Monday

May 1, 2017 at 10:35 AMMay 1, 2017 at 10:38 AM

FRANKLIN — The Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill St., announced the following events. The center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For information or to sign up for events: 508-520-4945.

Book Discussion Group: 11 a.m. May 1. The group will discuss “The Art of Racing in the Rain” by Garth Stein.

Help With Smartphones & Tablets: 2 p.m. May 5 and 19. This event is offered by Horace Mann students.

Genealogy Workshop: 10 a.m. May 8. Participants will use the computer lab for research.

Stella Jeon Dean College Lecture: Social Movements: 10 a.m. May 9. A social movement carries out, resists or undoes social change. Participants can learn more at this lecture.

Low Vision Support Group: 1 p.m. May 9.

Reiki Demonstration: 10:30 a.m. May 12. Jeiki is a complementary health approach where practitioners place their hands lightly on or just above a person to elicit the person’s healing response.

Intro To Staged Reading: 11 a.m. May 17. The group will perform a play by reading from a script.

Memory Café, A Positive Place: 3 p.m. May 18. This will be welcoming place where those living with memory changes can enjoy a few hours of socializing. A trivia session will be held.

Create Beautiful Greeting Cards: 1 p.m. May 18. The center will supply all the materials and guidance to help participants make cards.

Five Wishes Advanced Directive: 9 a.m. May 19. Five Wishes lets participants control how they will be treated if they become seriously ill by addressing personal emotional and spiritual needs.

Senior Scribblers Tea Party: 12:30 p.m. May 24. The Scribblers will host a tea party where they will recite some of their work and distribute a booklet of their collected works. Participants can enjoy tea, sandwiches, pastries and discussion.

Memorial Day Breakfast: 9 a.m. May 26.

The Allure Of Watercolor Paintings: 1 p.m. May 30. Jill Sanford, art historian, profiles a wide range of watercolor images from accomplished artists of earlier times to well-known artists of the 11th and 20th centuries. Participants can learn how different approaches and techniques have achieved powerful results in this medium.

Activities

— Taking Off Pounds Sensibly: 12:30 p.m. Fridays. The group will offer support and guidance in their efforts to lose or maintain their weight.